Burial-case.



PATENTED JAN. 14, 1 908.

J. MAXWELL.

BURIAL CASE.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.29,1905.

JNVENTUH.

(A? TTUHNEY JOHN MAXWELL, OF

ONEIDA, NEW YORK.

BURIAL-GASE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented Jan. 14, 1908.

Application filed December 29. 1905. Serial No. 293.777.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, JOHN MAXWELL, of Oneida,v in the county of Madison,in the State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements inBurial-Cases, of which the following, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in sheet metal burial cases orrough boxes for receiving the casket and hermetically sealing the sametherein for the purpose of excluding air and moisture' and preventin theescape of gases, and refers more particularly to certain im rovementsupon burial cases shown in my atents Nos. 759,728, May 10, 1904, and800,930, October 3, 1905.

One of the purposes of my invention is to reinforce the marginal flangewhich surrounds the up er edge of the sheet metal box upon which thepacking or gasket rests so as to better resist the clamping pressure ofthe lid thereon, and to also reinforce the marginal edge of the lid byproducing therein a groove running entirely around the margin of the lidfor receiving clampin members whereby the lid is more secure y heldagainst lateral displacement or sliding upon the packing. v

The invention, therefore, contemplates the association of the lid withthe box together with the fastenin means by which the lid is clamped tothe ox.

In the drawi'ngsFigure 1 is a top plan view of a sheet metal rough boxor burial case embodying the features of my invention. Fig. 2 is anenlarged side elevation of a'portion of the case and lid, showingparticularly the means for clamping the lid to the box. Fig. 3 is asectional view taken on line 33, Fig; 2. Fig. 4 is a top plan of theparts seen in Figs. 2 and 3; Fig. 5 is a sectional view similar to Fig.3, showing a modified form of reinforcing flange around the upper edgeof the box.

In order to demonstrate the practicability and utility of my invention Ihave shown a sheet metal box 1 of rectangular form having its uppermarginal edgefolded outwardly and downwardly a limited distance uponitself forming a vertical shoulder 2, said marginal edge bein bentoutwardly in a substantial horizonta plane forming the horizontal ledgeor seat 3, the outer edge of which is returned in a horizontal planebeneath the ledge and against the side of box 1 forming a reinforcement-4 to stiffen the ledge 3 against downward compression when the lidisfastened in place. The shoulder 2-; ledge 3, and reinforcement -4- areco-extensive with the lengths of the sides and ends of the box.

A gasket or packing 5 is seated upon the upper face of the ledge 3 andpreferably against the vertical shoulder 2 at the inner side of theledge, which shoulder forms an abutment to retain the gasket placement,but is preferabl of less height than the gasket so as to al ow ampleroom for compression of the gasket by the lid when the latter is clampedupon the marginal flange of the box formed by the ledge 3and itsreinforcement -4.

A suitable sheet metal lid 6 is formed with a horizontal marginal flange7 which is adapted to rest upon the u per face of the gasket 5, thesides an ends of said ledge being depressed longitudinally for forming areinforcing rib'8 and groove 9, the rib 8 serving to stiffen themarginal flange ..7 and at the same time forms a convenient groove forreceiving one of the clamping members presently described. The cover orlid 6 is of sheet metal and the flange 7 projects beyond the gasket 5,so that the rib 5 also comes beyond the gasket, the object to behereinafter explained. These clamps are arranged at intervals around themargin of the box 1 and its lid 6, and each preferably consists of a camlever ]1-.

The bracket 10' is formed with a lateral horizontal offset -l2-- fittinga ainst the underside of the flange 3 and its reinforcement 4, and ishinged to said flange 34 bya rivet or equivalent stud 14 which is passedthrough an aperture 15 in said flange 3-4. The remaining portion of theswinging bracket 10 extends upwardly at the outside of and in closeproximity to the outer edges of the. flanges -34 and 7- of the box andlid respectively, and in this instance projects some distance abovetheupper face of the ledge -7 of the lid 6 and is provided with alaterally rojecting stud 16 to which is ivoted the cam lever 11, as bestseen in ig. 2. I

The swinging bracket 10 is hinged to in operative position againstinward dishorizontally swinging bracket 10 and a 'as will be o bvious.

swing upon a vertical axis While the cam lever -11 swings upon ahorizontal axis at oneside of the swinging axis of the bracket 10 asufficient distance so that the bracket -1() may be swung laterally uponthe pivot 14 to throw the camlever bodily to one side of the verticalplane of the marginal edge of the lid 6@ and flange 34 so that the lid,when unclamped may be lifted vertically without interference with theclamping device. This arrangement of the cam device leaves the lidentirely free from any attachments, and furthermore, when the bracket isswung into operative position brin ing the cam levers 11 over themargina flange 7- of the lid the inner face of the bracket engages andforms an abutment for the outer edge of the lid,

' and the cam-portion of the lever 11- is brought into verticalalinement or registration with the groove 9, so that when the cam leveris rocked to the position shown in Fig. 2, that is, flat down againstthe flange 7, the high point of the cam enters the groove -9-- andfirmly presses the marginal flange 7 of the lid 6 against the underlyingpacking or asket -5. The overhanging portion 7 of the lid 6 yields tothe pressure of the cam and thus still further increases the rip of thelid u on the gasket, and enables t e material of t e lid to adapt itselfto the asket, and to conform thereto, This entrance of the cam leverinto the groove 9 also serves to hold the lid against lateraldisplacement and tends to centralize it upon the box, this centering andretention of the lid being also aided by the swinging of the clampingmembers or brackets 10 into operative position.

The cam lever 11{ is provided with out of the an upwardly curvedhand-engaging portion -11 at one side of its swinging axis 16 wherebythe lever may be readily rocked into and out of the groove -9 and whenswung upwardly out of the roove, the bracket 10 may be swung aterally asufiicient distance to throw the cam lever path of the vertical movementof the lid.

In Fig. 5 I have shown a box 1 having its upper marginal ed e bentoutwardly in a horizontal plane an itself in an up er plane for forminga horizontal margina edge 13, the inner ed e of the upper return portionbeing 'turne up vertica ly to form an abutment ormarginal shoulder 2. Inboth of these boxes the ledges 34 and 13 are reinforced b doubling thethickness of the stock, an aside from the differences just pointedout,the construction of the box, lid and clampin devices are the same asthose shown n l igs. 1 to 4 inclusive.

What I claim:

A burial case comprising a body having a portion folded upon itself nearthe upper edge to form'a reinforced flange with a vertical shoulderextending above the flange, a gasket seated upon said flange and bearingagainst said shoulder, a lid bearing upon said then returned upon gasketand projecting beyond the same and JOHN MAXWELL.

Witnesses:

F. H. AUBEUT, A. H. Hose.

